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3 dead, 14 injured in shooting near Tennessee nightclub in US

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Dinkle Popli -- June 06th 2022 08:32 AM
3 dead, 14 injured in shooting near Tennessee nightclub in US

3 dead, 14 injured in shooting near Tennessee nightclub in US

A shooting near a Tennessee nightclub early on Sunday led to three deaths and 14 people suffering gunshot wounds and other injuries, police said. Also Read| Operation Blue Star 38th anniversary: Amritsar fortified, uneasy calm engulfs the city

Fourteen people were hit by gunfire and three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said during a press conference. Two people died from gunshot wounds and one person died after being hit by a vehicle, Murphy said. Sixteen of the victims were adults and one was a juvenile and several remained in critical condition, she said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 2:42 am on McCallie Avenue near a nightclub and found multiple victims upon arrival. She said officers immediately began rendering aid and securing the scene. Murphy said it would be a complex investigation going forward. “We're trying to determine exactly what happened and what led up to this taking place,” she said. The shooting comes the weekend after six juveniles were wounded during an exchange of gunfire in a downtown Chattanooga business district. Also Read| Hawala Transactions Case: ED raids Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's residence -PTC News

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